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CHARGED with electricity and 1 Suivssrsd and and
truly frightened, but unlike most crowds
alarmed at tho fear OF not getting Into build.
Ing inatond OF tho dread OF not getting out OF
one. With forco Irresistible, II hidden, tho
eagor youngsters swept. inward and down tho
stairway Leading to the basement One. or two
rrck loss ones swung themselves from the top
atop down upon the shoulders OF those on the
bottom stems, and oil atruggled aud shrteked
to get q fooihold In tho room below.
In thls apartment noticeable for It's high
screened counters, every inch Of floor support
cd at Ieast two Inches OF boy. Onco within the
basement, tho struggle grew hotter and hotter
until each' could get TO the counter and be
served with nm arnful OF papers by tho swiftly
moving clerks Then thers WAS another strug-
Rlo to got out and soon eager and perspiring
boys, with great bundles OF papers Still damp
from tho prcss. were darling In every direction
Here's your EVENING syS sporting extra,
While tho cierkg In the thronged basement
tomors a ro-r OF pretty red delivery carts
with whi.o burgess, boaring the logond Of THE
EVENING Sun. had formed along the curb. In
cnch drivers sent was o sturdy young man
eying the City Hall clock with .fixed earnest
ness and holding reins In one hand and whip
in the other. Soon n broad-sbouldered man
forced his way from tho basement. lung an
enormous bundle OF papers into the front cart.
before his body hud fairly touched the floor
the horse jumped of at a signal from tho
driver and dashed swiftly across to Broad
way. whore 1t turned northward. Another
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Tho Oldest Couple In Illinois.
FROM the Globe.Democro

METROPOLIS. ILL.,. June 29.--Perhaps the. old.
Jenkins and Lydia his wife aged respectively ia and
- years Nathaniel jenkins Is one fourth Chckassw
indian his father. Nathaniel Ionthornc. being half
breed, and his mother slave belonging to Nathaniel
jenkins. The latter was native of Montgomery coun
ty. Pa. from whence he moved to what Is now Jefor
sou county, Ky, where Nathaniel was born about the
year ITO His master was soldier OF the Revolution
the Tennessee River. twenty ve miles above the city Of
ago. His wife. Sukie jenkins. nee Jarrett died some
thirty before her husband Nathaniel was 20
years old when his master died His mother was slave
OF the jenkins family, and did not long survive her
tor
Nathaniel jenkins run the frat ferry on Tennessee
River, called Jonknss Ferry and young Nathaniel foi
many years acted rs ferryman. He married. eighty
years ago Lydia Howard. a slave Of John Howard, %
lived together az man and wife for eighty years Five
children only have been born to them. ~ whom three
are yet nvIng-John aged o. years; Elijah % years
and Arminta II years Tho old people are living with
Arminta who Is tho wife Of Calvin Chavis
Of this place, Elijah bought tho freedom
the Towards freed Lydia she was the recognized
daughter OF her masters brother The old people have
climbed the hill Of life together and descended nearly
able degree their faculties. Nathaniel has been blind
memory. apparently unimpared. Lydia has oil her
faculties of mind and body Both In feeble health
"only waiting till the shadows have littlo longer
grown" They have for nifty Year, lived In Metropolis
settlers here and At Paducah, Ky.
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Two Lovely Chicago snake Stories.
FROM the Chicago Ne,

Judge Grant Goodrich said that in August
1s4 he Killed az r.ttesnake in the swamp Just south
ting Il open ho found another snake inside with twelve
rnttes and button: cutting open No =, no found third
outing open tho snakes he found the number Of rates
decreasing by ono zach time Tho thirteenth had one
rattle button and this snake contained forty four
baby snakes each with q button. The Judge would
r N. Moooy told q q whi.tlns snake he once had
was pretty little green fellow about nine nchea long
and he had yellow eyes. The way ho whstled was by
for had seven stops In hs taione 70 every note Of
taught him to Initiate tho Of the violin he could
whistle several tunes very nicely had him two
Bsrnum offered me $3.50 for him, but wouldn't have
sold him for any money. lie was the only whstlinp
snake ever heard OF except o~s that was owned by
tached To that snske bu. cat ate him ono day Al
ways after that that cat would pale anil treble
the sound Of fut. fe end in less than year she
died Of softcning OF the brain"
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what they were drinking. while he called for a
saddn el u SGWn
and down to Eighth. whore they had another
drink. Another detective drank alongside Of
to the hotel. and Carroll lett Morris and Brown
sss wf o Rsa M0 10 fas hS sn
Chestnut streets tho last time they took a cir:
epitous route Of ten squares. when tho actual
square. They Kept looking back to SEQ II any
one was following them. There was . detec-
Ys in front Of % End
Capt, Brown and Pitcher Morris played q
made br liant Shot they Ordered boer PitcS-
10 Il goSd pab and be made
looked through the windows q the billiard
room at the game. Then p, one Of the detectives
Hese as FSps ps Sc hs
q SLOUGH hat. pulled 1t down over his eyes. and
hurried to Jayne street. He got there Just as
dent NimicE. who hurried down the street Just
the beef. in their glasses. Manager Phillips
wanted President Nimiek to take his SLOUGH
hat 50 that Brown and aiorrts II they saw him
wouldn't recognize him. but president Nimiek
NO; don't care whether they see me or
W When the game vi, q Billiards was over Morris
water. They were both fselins good: n.u
lips, as they drank the settler water
has Rsd
siason two years ago but since he has Seen IN
the League he has been drinking great. dea!
and hasn't been near so effective, He signed
Manager Phillips said last evening that be
sa
Of the Phillies to take thor bases on balls. be-
sides they made fifteen hits. A well-known
asked President R%iek What s was The masssi
,,"oh, he was just getting of of drunk" was
President Nimick added that until the
"boozers' were weeded out OF the club the
nger Phillips are determined to weed out the
players who disstpate., It Y said that Capt.
Brown Is to b. ahd that others
He also said Yes. soms Of our G boys have
tent as to materially Interfere with their, use
ignsssa ball plar but think I, will be
after the game or during the evening. I was
painting the town Tvs" / found Morris and Brown
can't say inst now that Brown VIII DO released.
what. We haven't made up our minds yet ct
what players we will let 20. Dalrymple goes
home 20 Pittsburgh tonight. nnd all the other
men will go on to Boston. Iu the future the
stnetest discipline IL to be enforced. Mr.. Nimick
and myself have reposed too much confidence
In the players heretofore. but that is at an end
Manager Phillips does not think the Pitts
burgs are IN too fast company. We have a
why we shouldn't play as good ball as Chicago,
Boston, or Detroit. Our trouble seems to be In
batting. We don't bunch our hits. and yet we
Beecher has strengthened us with the stick,
and with one or two more changes. which will
feet. We viii DO back hero 20 on the 18th. and I
think you will lind marked improvement in
the club"
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he Fooled tho Train xebbeFs.
E,,oru fhe 0Ynoinnnfl Enanfrsr.

Just as they entered his car he turned in his
scat and with appearance Of anxious despatch pro-
ceeded to squeeze small satche behind the shutters q
the next window. They could not help noticing hi
msnauvre and promptly ordered him to stand up and
fold bis hands When they oollared him In due course
their rpok esman Mt once turned To that window.
whats this here Try to beat US You poor sinner
did you Logale-hod him. let Inc that bag aha
bank notes; ItbouEht So" -. 49,
"Oh. don'ti dontr' walled the poor sinner .thatt
my chdIen's money; they will starve; thoy will diet
Giris You sayf Send thcm this way, and wen take
care OF them, was the brutal reply. "How much
oh, Lord sehor all have IN the world; $4,000 in
lis that 20 y lingering over the notes "Yes more
4, handful OF silver was turned out bit by bit-soms
6h sehor. you are surely not going to take my Las,
DIN. IT, NOT" broke In tho leader. "Let him keep
ro n am1 bis srpsset Good soy with slap on II
back.
later was probably seen tho other side Of his face
when he hsccrtained that those American bank notes
had been issued by the Confederate Government. 4
package Of less securities had In the mean
while been sticking safo under the cushion q the wil
ca purpose Of dvertng attention from tho main stake
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Two Is. 600 Comns.
From the Boston Heyuld.

? "A year ago last April firm Of manufactur-
tISordnary oommssion which they had eyer reeleved.
culas design to Be above the usual size and In many
rot to Say word to any one about What they were do
The casEets were made a. ordered Il required 300
wood and planEs wide enough to make each side con.
% % .hppsd from the factory photograph taken
that Of almost every Boston paper tried to
without avail They were taken from the factory IN
Tor pair Of horses 70 draw Outside Of the
owner Of the csskets had them taken to his estate aud
to receive them IN that building two Of the best wood
carvers TO be obtained have worked these casket
steadily for the pas. fourteen months and they have
nowhere near finished the first one They were carving
int the mahossny the most wonderful and Intricate
furnishsd BY eminent Artists There i spiaer in ne
, aimSst seem to move Il; skulls from which
fehke serpsnts are crawiinK owls hour glasses and
hundred other things with symbolic mSsnings AT the
years 70 finish their work and when L 70 done u win be
venture to say should think so 600 would be low
hammocks in which the bodies will lie. and many other
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A Jswellsr,s ExeLAare started.

The manufacturing jewellers have formed q
Jewellers Exchange. They have hired three large
In the Astor House whore booths will be erected
and outoftown jobbsn viii be supplied without being
pursued By drummer. Some OF the largest manufao
tursrs in the country are members OF the Exchange
Here otiesrs President Theodore j. EnSGh Of
English Miller. Newark; First ves-Presdent Walter
Gardiner OF d. WILCOX Co, Proyidenee; Second Vice
President stephen Albro Of s. Albro Co, Froyidsnoe
secretAry and Treasurer John w. Senior OF this city.
q kiPling % q X W Kipllg q ihis eiiyj &. Z
Fisher OF Z, Fisher Co Of korS Attls bonc VI Gov
srninE Conmittes- Joshua LAlhrop Of W: A. Beatty =
Ellison. representing Stanley broi and q Whitney Co.
q AHlsesso 5als and Ire baiESvs % u. y BAFrSWs
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Cutting Down Expenses.
From the Dakota Bell.

"Pullem, said Q Dakota real estate agent, n
town which enjoying boom to his partner ~ closed
the deal with that man from Philadelphia"
"Yes, he takes the i've lots and pays 10000 Let's
ngurs up and see how We came out on them"
Eyes and Il took about 800 to treat and entertain
that man from Chicago whom we tried to sell to-"
And let the St Panl man beat mo out Of $500 At
Then cashed bogus draft Of $3.50 for that mas
from New York and then he skipped out without buy
ing ,,n,
at $50 day"
buying And then the 81. Louis man took home e
dinner with me- he stole sverwaro to the value of SIS
And paid $40 drunk and disorderly nne for the
milwaukee, man."
bills"
Ne nor s2s for spending half day to go to church
And put down 800 for advertising and ESQ that had
to pay Jones for keeping still when he accidentally
overheard mo tell this man sold 10 that the marsh
Just behind the lots artificial lake put In by tho
city at . cost OF $1,000"
Let. see-total s2o5o-prohts $3.50 That wont
hardly do-wove Rot to mako more than that -,
"Yes. We must cut down expenses on the next den
somewhere guess had better not spend time gona
to church with any more men,"
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THE SUN, SUNDAY, JULY TO- ls1s1.-TwMLyE rA0Es
we're all assembled hore 10. day

We're Al sssemoled. hcIe too
Toses him make III, nnai play
A. - s. n@G y. Y Es ~ a HliHE
WIN es ny ave I" u Ss' Sch q Gs ' '"'
forsweiL deer I'd, thuu gay gslcot
But t ihen ,neu n ssoa iEia g no. sss,uto
Thou Thou soon silst danEis from tho rope
Will .s Sss s.s s Sauss sps wi.S lo hope
Like eager traveller dost thou wait,
~ leave by the NECK. strain, tAppiauso.l =
To 1 lsna sp pt e y. ,,s ss sssn gate
give with earnest BREATH
f2 Tss dG w Not f sR1n IN death IN
Thoro was loud applause. and tho girls
grouped themselves on the gcafo!d and sang
tho song referred to, rosponding 70 Vigorous ,,l
with 2m RsM Go ib nun
frequently east his eyes downward, to his
robust ieot, ns II wondering II he could SECURE
y 1T. Tho lust notcs OF tho song Eoro swamped
beneath another torrent Of applause and tho
girls descended from tho scnilod The Shorif
once sss to he IL Fe en|spdy said
tions. Feler citizons, this is a proud day for
sSs 'sfn & hf NJ ~
tho gentleman as. will soon, take The trail for
ducIod himself With tho most proper rectitnde
in all the porcodins, an all proud 1t has fallen
I'd advanced to tho front. aud wien tho loud
applause hnd subsidized began his carefully
Ludies and gentlemen: Words are too
weak affairs In which to express the s.wayin'.
surgin' ieeli which are now pitchin' about
got up In my honor Is worthy Of king. You
are hero TO see me OIL on my journey, an l. as
sure you that will not forgot your Kind efforts
wife an two kids back in the States, an. oh.
what pride will swell the bosoms O. them boys
while tellin' others TINT their Of man wnr the
coauIR, ny, r,,n, thu or,mo tor which T stand
here. l will simply say that the cards run agin
bSen thar At ih HHns IS r. e ali Would
among you to:,day an ,honored an, respectable
citizen But hi; .n,s hiSkin This grand de-
Bl Van &nda enRy mnf.
Rfsf chasEs vi hI sy shat srad
blowout they'll be solry they died af9re soen'
It. l shall not detain YOU longer. for know you
b BE- sure a an hunt mo up NJ Sheriff, it's your
;. His hands and feet wore quickly bound and
the rope placed. about Ills, neck. BY his own
rsqusst No black CAP was drawn over his lace, lace.
and the spectators held their breath awaiting
the final act.
Once more good-by." the. doomed man
unto ashes. He that slieddeth mans blood
by man shall he be likewise shielded. An eye
fur an eye. an q tooth fur q tooth. fur viriiy
l say unto you that thar's more 10y In heaven
over a lost sheep than oyer o hull herd that
never left the corral MIR. Shorin, will you
kindly let er goI"
The Sheriff accommodatingly did rs request.
ed. and Ed shot through the trap. He seemed
to throw his whole soul into That ono last Ell
fort and went down with determined vigor
that ELECTED words of praise from every one in
the crowd. ;, He hung there with sort Of sti1
done his whole duty in his efforts TO please his
audience
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and another cart disappeared to the north. one
went to BROOKLYN. and another to Jersey City.
and soon the struggling boys on tho sidewalk
aud In tho basement had become convinced
that they would all be able to get copies OF the
much-desired extra II they would only be pa-
crowd maintained its formation on the side
walk and In the basement aud never seemed
to grow less. Before all those who had orig
inally waited had been served with the extra
sporting edition. many OF those who got early
supplies were back again for more The papers
sold with marvellous rapidity, oyery passing
man, woman. and boy investing In u copy for
one cent. They found It we'll worth the invest
ment II they were at oil Interested In sporting
news. for the edition contained all the base
ball games PLAYED during tho afternoon In all
tho great cities East and West, full de-
scriptions OF all the racing at Jerome
Park. Brighton Beach, and Gravesend.
as we'll as miscellaneous sportidg news from
all parts OF tho world. As result OF the pros:
ence Of that mass OF humanity which bad
turned tho homeyard tide Of Brooklye.ssss.
tered all over the city IRON the Battery to the
las been every evening since, sundays and the
ward-bound Brooklynites no longer try to force
must have tho extras. and bow to the inevita-
bic. Besides. most of the pedestrians do not
object to being compelled to go out Of tho way.
They go over to French's Hotel pavement and
wait until tho eager boys are Offering for sale
copies OF the paper. Then everybody buys one
and goes home cOntented,
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Three Years OF skimmed MIX.
From the Phtladeiphta Ne,os.

Louis Herbst,, who keeps q saloon and hotel
Market street. Camden and who 10 ono Of the best
known Germans in South Jersey ceebratsd Yesterday
his third anniversary OF skinned milk diet MI:
age and weighs about 200 pounda Three years he
afncted with dyspepsia and kidney troubleB and
W.. advised by his physiefan to try diet Of skimmed
He triad the rsmsdy for couple Of months and was
g benefited y the DIET that h. to ~ Il
Herbsts health almost perfect Far from becoming
thin emacisted from the long. continued use OF
than before and BY he advice q hi. doctor he a.
permanently For three years he has eaten or drank
absolutely nothing but the article named-not even
water-and declared his friends who visited him yes
terday that he proposed TO continue SKINNED milk and
with steaks bread and butter and beer for the
rest Of his life.
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Georxia's biggest Snake to Date.
From, the Scrnnndh NetpS.

Some five or six years since monster snake
related his adventure to a number OF fncredulous
friends II has remained to this day matter OF Jest
tho acunaintances OF the frightened gentleman
the reported proportions Of the huge reptile Among
reservation was Dr. q. r. Hartwell who owns large
embracing the larger part OF thc swamp sur
rounding the pond The Doctor 10 now. however, q nrm
believer required seeing TO- convince him One day
last week he was out In the field with his farm hands
encountered snake the slight Of which alno, took his
breath away The reptile showed tight and the Doctor
called for his Aborers Ono responded but seeing tho
snake he fed. The others were called and with great
poles brigade surrounded his snak eshi and made
attack thu. resulted in its death Dr. Hsrtwe says
native snakes midRcts by this monster which was
larger than any he ever saw IN any circus museum
be OF vaety of water snake about ten feet
LONG nearly as large As an ordinary man. Thigh In cr
mouth seemed posaibe for to enclose mans head
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MISS HoUGHEAL1NG's MEMORY.
Its Curious Impairment Following . severe
Hendache-she Can't Remember Faces.
Fro, fhfrrao H>roIh


Miss Laura Houghtaling has for some
of tho brain, which has SO far baffled the best
medical skill. The prominence Of the, young
rare social qualities, and instructive refinement
make. the case, n peculiarly sad one. A few
suffering from severe headache for several
days, YVES aroused by her sisters coming into
why" said she as she looked up. your
face 81 seems familiar to me. Where have met
The sister replied in ocular manner, think
Further questioning. however. soon dispelled
this Illusion. and It was ascertatned that Miss
for faces. When she retlred the the night before
she was IN perfect health. with the exception
at TSs sRansht that the ess
out
pear. Such was not tho case, however, and tho
only person in the family whom she has been
able to recognize is her mother: At present
with the exception OF her inability to recognize
any OF her former friends Is the same as ever
as other her dsy S sr sRs
the .parlor TO receive her she said:
They tell me that know youi that we were ,
Miss Houghhtaling Is engaged to DO married
TO young ChicaGoan, but has no recollection
OF her afianced or the fact that the engage
One OF tho most pathetic incidents in the sad
affair occurred a few days ago. when she went
to the closet which contained her dresses. A
married sister OF hers had recently died, and
she was In deep mourning.
Whose Dresses are thesep said she. They
are very pretty, but why are they all black 2"
Then. taking ono of her hats from hook. she
continued: why Is all this Grape on the hat P"
The dresses and hats were her own. but she
not only had forgotten their existence, but her
memory Of her dead sister had entirely gone
Her mind at present Is perfect blank az Tar
grief nor Joy In the past she lives entirely in
the present and In anticipation Of the future.
been entirely futile.
The strangest part OF the affair is that the
memory Ms concerns faces only seems to be
affected. The ability 10 read and write still
exists. Snd also reeollectiop OF places and
slightest degree affected, and Miss HouEh-
falling remembers everything that has hap
pensd aimee the attack. She appreciates the
condition into which she has fallen, but be-
lieves that her old memory will soon return.
Physicians say that tho fact that she recog-
nizes her mother IL a favorable sign, and leads
them to believe that the funetions Of memory
are suspended only temporarily: Miss Hough-
falling Is a little over 20 years Of age, and was
very popular In society circles last winter
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cun1oUs FEATURES or Actual LIFE
John Aiiis's Rabies.
Prom TIE rissourpa Dispatea

Ono OF the most remarkable Incidents rcln-
tcrday. The Victim ~ John ALI. Sewn years sEo
ANAL terrier bit him. since that time nc has
binnce Of doa As often 4, the month OF July has 90
character These for the most part consisted OF his
showing deposition to bark and bite at whatever nc
passion swept into obienry, everything s's which
mediate friends AT the attack THAI they Thought
4 necessary 70 Summon g., physieian, b ~;
power 10 soothe the oysrwrcusht nerves Of the Invalid
sufficiently TO excite condolences In the minds Of those
nearest and dearest to the unfortunate man IL 10 al
would have lacerated with his teeth tbs members OF hi.
family present pathetic feature Of tho u that
tho mai married but few months ago . Mss Wagner
OF u neishboring township lie told her during the
Of this SHE married him Their domestic life has been OF
tho hapniesL
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He was Always Honest Abe.
From the Toledo Blade.

When Abraham Lincoln was o clerk in a dry
goods store no sold o woman a little Bill Of goods
amounting In value by the reckoning TO &20eA He
ing the Items Of asn 70 make himself sure Of COR
rectnes found that he had taken az much
Il night but closing and locking the store, he
started ont foot distance OF two or three miles
the house Of the defrauded customer and delivering
over to her the sum whose possession had much
troubled him, went homo satisfied
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The Terrier and the Coyote.
hmm ehs Snn Rfrer Valley Heps.

We have dog--a yaller .dog-and the way
w fear prove bar e gu. Ra.sss. dhrSHE the
back him against any othe. pnp in THO v,llcyn fact
forth in the sage crush country the other day we no.
ticed q small coyote doggtnR our tracks,; we pro-
ceedsd to dog him when something peculiar happened
The coyote commenced TO pivot around aiarga low bush
coyote can beat cyclone IN speed % II only took
take piece out Of his hind leg To hat the
terrier astonshed IL to put It light He fell over
tho shelter Of the horse That blamed coyote followed
e for TIVE mss intent on nght put ne a,q not got
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Genuine Antique Oak.

from Tie C0lusd sun. .
In boring a well on the farm OF Mrs. Saran
Williams some five miles south OF Cousa Cal, ~ /:
FRAZIER who has the farm rented struck piece OF
wood at depth of ITO feet. The wood brought up D
the auRer In excellent OF preservation anu
was pronounced all oak" This place only hIy teet
above the level that the wood IL 10 feet below
the oceans surface lit sunk there when TINS ya
ley was lake arm or the bay II was IN Wrly
deep water How long since this piece of wood was ~
growing treef The valley OF course has gr3wi uIs
without some convulsion OF nature tho growth mas nee
slow, not perhaps foot per century Then mas
Il been 1900 years since this oak tree grew